Clothes-drier



(No Model.)

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E. A. WILLISTON. CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 60 6,401"l Patented June 28,1898- (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

E. A. LISTON.

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No. 606,401. Patented June 28,1898.

nrrnn infrns maar CLOTHES-calca SPECIFICATION forming 'part of LettersPatent No. 606,401, dated J une 28, 1898.

Application filed January 14, 1898. Serial No. 666,642. (No model-l Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. WILLIsToN, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Olothes-Driers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to clothes-driers; and it has for its object toprovide' an article of this class of simple, cheap, and durableconstruction and one which can be compactly folded when not in use.

The invention consists in the improvements which I shall now proceed todescribe and claim.

Of the accompanying' drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a clothes-drier constructed inaccordance -with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a top plan View, partlyin section, showing the hub which supports the clothes-arms. tion ofsaid hub with parts broken away. Fig. 4 represents a detail perspectiveview which will be referredto hereinafter.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts n all the figures.

In the drawings, a designates a central col umn, and t designates acollar adapted to slide thereon and :formed with ears, to which arepivoted legs c c, whose lower ends when extended form a base for theclothes-drier.

braces are foldedcompactly in against the D is a collar or bracketaffixed to the lower end of the column a and formed with ears, to whichare pivoted braces d, said braces being pivotally attached to the legs cby means of pins e.

fis a cord connecting the upper ends of the braces CZ, the length ofthis cord determining the amount of spread of the legs c. WVhen theclothes-drier is not in use, the legs and column a, the-collar b slidingup said column to permit this action.

g is a hub mounted to slide on the upper part of the column a andprovided with a seti screw g', by means of which it can be xed at anyheight. On the upper portion of said hub is formed a ilange g2, which isextended downwardly and outwardly to form a hood g3, in which areprovided apertures g4 g4. Below each of these apertures a bracket i ispivoted on the lower edge of the hood g3, the said Fig. 3 represents aside elevabrackets being adaptedto'swing in vertical planes. Each ofsaid brackets, as shown in Fig. 4, is formed with flanges t" fi', havingapertures, which constitute a socket.

h h designate a series of cl0thes-arms moun ted in the several `bracketst' and adapted to slide longitudinally in the sockets thereof for alimited distance. The said arms are nor. mally forced inwardly towardthe hub by means of springs j, connected at one end to thearm andabutting against the outer flange c on the bracket. p

When the clothes-drier isin use, the inner ends of all the arms 71, areinserted under the flange g2, the springs j serving to maintain the armsin engagement with said flange. The arms then extend radially in ahorizontal direction from the hub g.

When the clothes-drier is to be put out of use, each of the arms 7L ispulled out from underneath the flange g2 against the tension of thesprin gs j and is then folded down alongside of the column a.

I claim l. A clothes-drier comprising a central column, a collar mountedto slide thereon, legs pivoted to said collar and forming a base, bracespivoted intermediate of their ends to the legs and at their lower endsto the` lower Vingly mounted in said brackets, the said arms beingadapted to fold alongside of the central column or to engage the flangeon the hub so as to project radially from said hub, and a springconnection between each arm and its bracket, acting to hold said arm inengagement with the flange.

2. A clothes-drier comprising a central column provided with a foldingbase, a hub mounted on the column, a iiange formed on said hub andextending outwardly and downwardly to form a hood, substantially as setforth, apertures formed in said hood, brackets pivoted to the lower edgeof said hood below each of the apertures, and arms slidingly mounted insaid brackets and Vadapted to fold alongside of the central column, orto extend IOO through the apertures in the hood and engage the flange onthe hub, so as to project radially from said hub.

3. A clothes-drier comprising a central column provided With a foldingbase, a hub mounted on said column, a flange formed on said hub,brackets z' c' pivoted to the hub and adapted to swing in Verticalplanes, the said brackets being formed with ilanges c" e" apertures toform a socket, clothes-arms mounted to slide in the sockets thus formed,and adapted to fold alongside of the central column or to engage theflange on the hub, so as to project radially from said hub, and springssurrounding the arms and occupying the space between the flanges of thebrackets, the said springs acting to hold the arms in engagement withthe flange of the hub.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

EDVARD A. XVILLISTON. Vitnesses:

D. FRANK LORD, OTIs E. CoUsINs.

